The Spanish Verb ‘Ir’ Subjunctive Conjugation

The Spanish subjunctive is often confusing to many students as it is a mood that is hardly ever used in English yet in Spanish it’s use is common, however the purpose of this specific post is not to explain the use of the subjunctive in Spanish but to look at the verbir subjunctive conjugation which is completely irregular!

Here are the conjugations of the subjunctive tenses for ir.

Present Subjunctive Ir Conjugation

yo vaya – I go

tú vays – you go (formal singular)

él/ella vaya – he/she go

usted vaya – you go (polite singular)

nosotros/as vayamos – we go

vosotros/as vayáis – you go (formal plural)

ellos/ellas vayan – they go

ustedes vayan – you go (polite plural)

Ir Imperfect Subjunctive

yo fuera or fuese – I used to go

tú fueras or fueses – you used to go (formal singular)

él/ella fuera or fuese – he/she used to go

usted fuera or fuese – you used to go (polite singular)

nosotros/as fuéramos or fuésemos – we used to go

vosotros/as fuerais or fueseis – you used to go (formal plural)

ellos/ellas fueran or fuesen – they used to go

ustedes fueran or fuesen – you used to go (polite plural)

*Please note the imperfect tense has a double set of forms, the “-ra” and the “-se” forms, which can be interchanged most of the time.

Ir Future Subjunctive Conjugation

yo fuere – I will go

tú fueres – you will go (formal singular)

él/ella fuere – he/she will go

usted fuere – you will go (polite singular)

nosotros/as fuéremos – we will go

vosotros/as fuereis – you will go (formal plural)

ellos/ellas fueren – they will go

ustedes fueren – you will go (polite plural)

*Note that the future tense in the subjunctive is rarely used today, but you may find it appearing in old books etc.